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The man travelling 5,000 miles to fight in Ukraine
Just a few weeks ago, Anthony Walker was a university student and comedian - well known among his over 100,000 social media followers for relentlessly trolling Donald Trump's supporters and, more recently, protesting truckers at home.…
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India woman who fought to win back her citizenship
A seven-year-long fight by a woman in India's north-eastern state of Assam to regain her citizenship has left her with debt and fear. BBC Hindi's Dilip Kumar Sharma reports.
Sefali Rani Das, 42, was used to feeling scared when she saw…
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Ukraine conflict: Children on their own, parents stay behind
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are pouring towards neighbouring countries to flee the Russian invasion.
In the three days since the invasion began, more than 115,000 have crossed into Poland alone - some travelling for more than two…
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Russia bans British airlines from its airspace
British airlines have been banned from landing at Russia's airports and from crossing its airspace, the Russian civil aviation regulator has said.
Russia said the move was a response to "the unfriendly decisions by the UK aviation…
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My son and I packed – BBC Ukraine reporter speaks
I woke at 03:00 and checked the news, and realised my son and I had to leave Kyiv.
Tanks were bearing down on the city from the north, and from other directions. It was clear that the Russian military was attempting to encircle the city…
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“We are shocked’ – Russians react to invasion
Shock, horror and bewilderment - three words that could describe the mood of many in the capital Moscow and the southern city of Rostov on Thursday. But there is division over whether President Putin's actions are to be condemned or…
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Tonga internet link restored after eruption
The submarine internet cable connecting Tonga to the rest of the world has been repaired, five weeks after an underwater volcanic eruption hit the tiny Pacific island nation.
The 15 January eruption and tsunami caused wide destruction,…
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War, sickness and love in rebel-held Ukraine
Cancer, a war that has dragged on for eight years, and the threat of a Russian invasion - Larysa is living with them all, with fortitude and humour. We met the 65-year-old queuing in a hangar, at the Novotroitske crossing point in Eastern…
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Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid
The Queen has tested positive for Covid, Buckingham Palace has said.
The monarch is experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms" but expects to continue "light duties" at Windsor over the coming week, the palace said.
"She will continue to…
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Pakistan: Man accused of blasphemy killed by mob
A mob has killed a man for allegedly burning pages of the Koran in central Pakistan, police say, in the latest case of blasphemy-related violence in the country.
Police say more than 80 people have been arrested in connection with the…
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